# Simple question about loaded .swfs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-about-loaded-swfs/170325>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 24, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-about-loaded-swfs/170325 "2005-11-24T18:08:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![malidia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/malidia/32/684_2.png) [@malidia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/malidia)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-about-loaded-swfs/170325/1 "2005-11-24T18:08:16Z")

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Okay, so i have loaded an external swf from the main time line, say for example that i have a movie with an instance name “menu\_mov” on the main time line that i load “pod\_menu.swf” into like so\>

```auto
menu_mov.loadMovie("pod_menu.swf");

```

then on the pod\_menu.swf i have a

```auto
this.stop();

```

on frame 3 of the movie, but if i do this from the main timeline

```auto
_root.main_mov.gotoAndPlay(4);

```

it doesn’t advance pod\_menu.swf, why? and how would i be able to refrence the movie to advance?? sorry i know i am a ditz when it come to actionscript but this one has stumped me.